INTRODUCTION Typical waterborne acrylic paints and mediums dry relatively quickly due to the evaporation of water and some other volatile components. Traditional uncovered palette systems only work well with acrylics if you are working very quickly because of this fast dry time. Our very slow-drying OPEN Acrylics are an exception,
Mark Golden: I’m here with Scott Fischer, one of our Material and Application Specialists on staff, to discuss his career as an artist and his journey in the visual arts. What began your passion with art? Scott Fischer: Growing up my focus was on sports. I was a swimmer. I had an
The EuACA’s Technical Committee has put together a document with best practice advice for oil painters working in thick layers. We are pleased to share this document so more artists can access this information. We have added links to relevant Just Paint articles and application sheets at the bottom of
Für Künstler, die mit gemischten Medien arbeiten, ist es für gewöhnlich die beste Option Ihre Arbeiten hinter Glas mit UV-Schutz auszustellen. Dies bietet ultimativen Schutz vor UV-Licht, Schmutz und Staub. Wer sich gegen eine Montage hinter Glas entscheidet, kann ein Firnis oder Decklack in Erwägung ziehen, was jedoch schwierig werden
In 2009, a chemist at Oregon State University named Mas Subramanian and his team discovered a new blue pigment named YInMn Blue after the elements of which it was created; a mixture of yttrium, indium and manganese oxides. This pigment was approved for commercial use in 2017 and now
Is there a best orientation for stretching fabric and does this really make much of a difference for primed and painted canvas? Well, the general consensus is that the weft should be in the shortest dimension since it is the most reactive. But what is the weft, how can one
When oil painters visit our factory, we always show them these colors. The response is unanimously positive, especially from those who use darker tones or blacks in their work. Williamsburg has six chromatic darks that we want to feature in this article. These colors are all blends, containing a
Mark Golden: I’m here with Greg Watson, one of our Materials & Application Specialists here at GOLDEN, who has been with us since 2015 and I’m embarrassingly late in introducing Greg to the many artists he’s already been assisting. What would you be doing right now Greg if art wasn’t part
Einführung Als QoR Modern Watercolor 2014 in die Welt der Malerei eingeführt wurde, waren wir von der Farbintensität und Verarbeitbarkeit so begeistert, dass wir übersahen auch die Malmittel und Zusätze vorzustellen, die ja ein wesentlicher Bestandteil der Linie sind. Sechs Jahre später hoffen wir, dieses Versäumnis nachzuholen, indem wir tiefer
Farbe kann ein komplexes und überwältigendes Thema sein, deshalb hoffen wir, in diesem Artikel etwas Licht auf das Thema der Neutralisierung von Farbe oder ihrer Abschwächung zu werfen, ohne die Farbe selbst oder ihre “Farbidentität” zu verändern. Wir werden auf Methoden eingehen, bei denen Weiß, Grau and Schwarz verwendet werden, Komplementärfarben
